SEAC R&D placement Review

by Unilever

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • SEAC scientist, working on membrane water partitioning, work ranges from the operation of analytical equipment such as LC-MS/MS to the preparation of samples as well as experiment planning, literature research and communication of results.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Developed new and existing skills including the following: Research and method development Targeted Literature review Training in the use of LC-MS/MS Sample preparation techniques Biochemistry, Physico chemistry techniques Data generation and analysis Regular communication of results within a team Report writing, planning Familiarisation in local quality system

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I undertook my own project which consisted of me planning and carrying experiments based on literature review , with support from the people in my team

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • Working environment is great everyone in the team is friendly and open for conversation, allocated line manger was very in the loop with my project and other work colleagues helped within the lab and experimentation

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • General atmosphere was very chill, easy to work in around others with flexibility with agile working

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • My placement will be valuable for my future career , with lots of skills acquired which can be applied for my final year of study, good social atmosphere which allowed me to enjoy living in an area I had never been to before

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever

    • Be enthusiastic and have a strong desire to learn and thrive as part of a team. A genuine interest in scientific research with good basic understanding of analytical chemistry

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemistry

East Midlands

May 2024

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